⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ NY better than we expected
-1Q121-21
-1Q226-27
+5Q326-22
-2Q416-19
▼ BOS better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 5 points better than our numbers for the Knicks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Knicks did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, eight turnovers to their eighteen, and outscored them 20-6 off them- Lost the glass, 47 rebounds to 62
Key battles
6Points off turnovers20
6Steals15
18Turnovers8
71Rebounds56
📊The numbers
| NY | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 38% | Shooting from the field | 38% |
| 10 | Threes made | 8 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 71 | Rebounds | 56 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 18 | Assists | 23 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 6 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 8 |
| 6 | Steals | 15 |
| 4 | Blocks | 3 |
